Former State Premier to Retire From Huawei Australia Board

Former State Premier to Retire From Huawei Australia Board
A man walks by a Huawei logo at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China on Dec. 6, 2018. Aly Song/Reuters
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SYDNEY—A former Australian lawmaker retired from the board of the local arm of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Feb. 1, potentially weakening the firm’s efforts to withstand government moves to restrict its market access on security grounds.

John Brumby, a former premier of the state of Victoria, will leave the world’s biggest maker or telecommunications equipment on March 1 after eight years as a director of it’s Australian subsidiary.